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Children and adolescents, 1930-1960

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  The need for the New Zealand government to promote national interests during the Depression and the Second World War created a renewed appreciation of the role of the family within society.

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• Page 2 – Children's health

  By the late 1940s all New Zealand children had a medical examination on entering school, and were seen by a nurse at standards two and six. These examinations helped identify

• Page 3 – Education

  By 1940 childhood was internationally recognised as a distinct stage in human development. A child's value to the family was no longer seen as primarily economic. Instead

• Page 4 – The post-war family

  As a consequence of the post-war economic boom there was increasing demand for consumer goods. The 1956 census revealed that more than half of New Zealand homes possessed

• Page 5 – Further information

  Further information for Children and adolescents, 1930-1960.

US Forces in New Zealand

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  The first American soldiers landed on New Zealand soil in June 1942, beginning an 'invasion' which would have a profound impact on both visitors and hosts over the next 18 months.

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• Page 7 - Yankee boys, Kiwi girlsRomantic liaisons between American servicemen and New Zealand women inevitably developed. The soldiers were starved of female company, and Kiwi women enjoyed the American men's

Railway stations

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  Before most people had cars or telephones, let alone television and the Internet, the railway provided many communities with their main connection to the outside world.

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• Page 4 - The dark sideLike other public facilities, railway stations often attracted loafers and drunks, bored teenagers or lonely souls seeking human